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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Newspapers|U.S. Newspapers]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin_Newspapers|Newspapers]]'' | |||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Newspapers publish marriage, divorce, death, | Newspapers publish marriage, divorce, death, funeral notices, and obituaries. These may include names, dates, and places. Marriage and death notices may contain maiden names and names of parents and other living relatives. | ||
Newspapers also publish articles of local interest that often cover religious and social events in the community and include the names of people involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the social events in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses. | |||
One strategy for using newspapers in research, is to select a time period | One strategy for using newspapers in research, is to select a time period in which your ancestor lived and look for obituaries and birth, marriage, and death notices. Read all the articles generated in the county where your ancestor lived, especially articles that give information about the churches and schools your ancestor may have attended. | ||
== Resources for Wisconsin Newspapers == | == Resources for Wisconsin Newspapers == | ||
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From the state historical society, the Family History Library has obtained microfilms of 52 volumes of obituaries for 1846 to 1968 known as the ''Wisconsin Necrology'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|181627|title-id|disp=977684–91}}). These are primarily from 1846–1944. There are 52 chronological volumes, and each volume has an index. The Milwaukee Public Library has a card index to the Milwaukee Sentinel for 1837–1890. It is also on microfilm at the Wisconsin Historical Society. | From the state historical society, the Family History Library has obtained microfilms of 52 volumes of obituaries for 1846 to 1968 known as the ''Wisconsin Necrology'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|181627|title-id|disp=977684–91}}). These are primarily from 1846–1944. There are 52 chronological volumes, and each volume has an index. The Milwaukee Public Library has a card index to the Milwaukee Sentinel for 1837–1890. It is also on microfilm at the Wisconsin Historical Society. | ||
=== Newspaper Directory === | |||
The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | ||
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=== Digital Issues Online === | === Digital Issues Online === | ||
{{wikipedia | {{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives}} | ||
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=103 Wisconsin newspapers] online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. It may be under the name Access NewspaperArchive. | NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=103 Wisconsin newspapers] online. This database is sometimes free at libraries. It may be under the name Access NewspaperArchive. | ||
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*Noonan, Barry Christopher. ''Index to Green Bay Newspapers, 1833–1840''. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Historical Society, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|666046|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 194}}.) | *Noonan, Barry Christopher. ''Index to Green Bay Newspapers, 1833–1840''. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Historical Society, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|666046|title-id|disp=977.5 A1 no. 194}}.) | ||
Some newspaper articles published before 2000 are indexed in the [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Genealogy Index]. | |||
Some newspaper indexes: | |||
*Bookstaff, Manning M. ''Index to Deaths Reported in "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle," 1921–1961''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: M. M. Bookstaff, 1994 (Family History Library {{FHL|707211|title-id|disp=977.595 B32b}} | *Bookstaff, Manning M. ''Index to Deaths Reported in "The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle," 1921–1961''. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: M. M. Bookstaff, 1994. (Family History Library {{FHL|707211|title-id|disp=977.595 B32b}}) | ||
The Wisconsin Historical Society has indexed some of the obituaries in Wisconsin newspapers. Contact them at: | The Wisconsin Historical Society has indexed some of the obituaries in Wisconsin newspapers. Contact them at: | ||